where did you get the screenshot

Does anyone know if this could be pictures of the tollway unit? I can't remember seeing Pontiacs in the regular districts.

I've seen a few of these Mercurys carrying a badge (other websights). Was there a police package 4 these things?
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Yes there was. Mercury offered a police package in the Montego and/or Marquis lines up through the early 1980s and the 1977-79 Cougar sedan.

Greg
copcar dot com

this car is awesome and is a great step away from the ordinary

Maybe it's my new monitor, but it looks like each of the vehicles have some roof lights on. It may be that the speed of the shutter caught them off angle, but I can see illumination in each light bar. (including the wrecker).
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Don't fret all of you concerned photo over-analysts. No Missouri State Troopers were harmed in the taking of this photo. I assure you that when I took this photo each emergency vehicle was properly illuminated and all traffic slowed down and moved to the opposite lane (which in this case was on the left). This selfless act of concern by approaching traffic allowed emergency response personnel full and unencumbered access to the scene, where together in some sort of an non-orchestrated make-shift Machiavellian ballet, they were able to render first aid and clear the traffic lane without loss of life or any unnecessary delay to the unsuspecting road-weary travelers whose lives were temporarily interrupted as they ventured out in pursuit of their personal definition of The American Dream.

Greg
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uproaching??
unenbumbered??
unorchestrated??
interupted??

Either Greg is hitting the sauce or we have an imposter.

Dave
copcar dot com

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I noticed you won't even touch "Machiavellian"

Greg

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I stumbled across that one... but my spellchecker didn't give me a red alert. So I left it alone.

Dave
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I just woke up. Sorry. First attempt at sarcasm of the day.

Corrections made.

Greg

Not having lights on during traffic stops?! That makes absolutely no sense at all...sounds like a policy developed by someone who created it using a BONG-oriented system.

They were definitely sharp looking and I don't blame troopers for not wanting to go back to the all white with red lettering.

I made the comment below about the usefulness of a remote spotlight. I have used both types as a police officer, and the pillar mounted spots handgrips seem to constantly strip out. The remote spots I used never gave me a problem, and I used several on different units. Matter of fact, I purchased a boxful of them as surplus at a state auction and currently have one on the Edge lightbar on my unit now. The two pillar mounted spots on my unit are both stripped out. I sold a few of the other remotes and they have put them on 4x4 pickups, 4 wheelers, houseboats, and such and I haven't heard of anyone having any problems with them. Guess I have a personal preference for them, but don't knock 'em till you try 'em!

What kind of light is that on top of the car is it a fedreal beacon ray? is it a signal stat?
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It's a Federal Power Light. I think the model # is 184

Greg
copcar dot com

The Ontario (Ca.) police dept. used these same spotlights back in the early/mid seventies. They were mounted on the left front fender. They also had the single "Gumball" light mounted in the center of the roof. This light oscillated and was accompanied by a steady burn red light mounted on the base of the "Gumball". The spotlights were junk because they were subject to malfunctions often.

Well we were sort of picky, you see the 6 cylinder Celebrity was used as a radio car. The 4 cylinder version was a detective car. Fairmonts were short lived. Full size cars,i.e.Impalas,were outfitted with a cage, we call 'em "lock ups". Traffic got the big cars with the BIG, or biggest engines available. ALL had some form of police or severe service package. We haven't used a Chrysler product for over 20 years.the last I can remember, I came on in 1979, were the 79 or 80 St. Regis/Fury. They had 6's in them and cages.
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Thanks for the SLMPD vehicle info. Do you have any pictures you can share with us? If so, please visit the copcar dot com photo submission info page at http://www.copcar.com/info.htm

I agree. I must point out that MO and KS highway patrol are all different colors because they have a program where they sell the cars when the warranty runs out so they are constanly buying new cars. It is hard for them to keep one color with that program because they buy a lot of the cars off dealers lots.

Indiana sure has switched the color of their cars a lot over the years.
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Actually if you think about it, the really haven't. From their inception until 1959 they were black, for only about 7yrs they were blue. In '67, they went to white and kept that until 1997 when they went back to black.

Other states have changed colors as many, if not more times. For example:

Pennsylvania- b&w, black, white, pale green, green&white, blue&gold, blue&yellow, blue&white, white (probably the most color scheme changes)

Washington- b&w, blue, white, black, white
Iowa- black, gold, white, gold, black, gold
IL- black, b&w, tan, white
Ohio- black, white, silver, dark gray, white
Missouri- no set color
N Dakota- no set color until the 1980s
Kentucky- black, blue&white, silver
Maryland- olive&black, yellow, tan, black&olive
Montana- white, blue, b&w
New York- brown, silver, b&w, blue&yellow, blue

I'm sure I've missed a few other changes on some of those too.

Greg
copcar dot com

I BUILD ALOT OF POLICE VEHICLES AND I NEED TO KNOW IF U KNOW ANY WEBSITES THAT WILL HAVE POLICE (MODELS) ON THEM?
ALSO I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE 75 PLYMOUTH POLICE CAR AND HOPING TO ADD ONE TO MY COLLECTION SOON,EVEN THOUGH I WAS BORN IN DETROIT IN 72. BUT ANYWAY GREAT PICS AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM U SOON ? AJ
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You obviously haven't surfed through this site very well, have you? Did you not see our model builder's page?
http://public.fotki.com/copcardotcom/modelers_bench/
Unfortunately, no model company has ever released a 75 Plymouth Fury or any other 70s C-body Chrysler product as a worthy copcar model.

Greg
copcar dot com

I was on kwajalein missle range from 83 to 86. the securty police used the dodge rampage, they were white, with the red gumball and siren speaker. funny i never new any other police used them.

Hi Greg The photo bring back some memories. Like I mentioned earlier the Chevys were fast cars but the dodges were also. I'll try to find some time between shifts and sleep to email photos of my first patrol units. The 90 Chevy was one of the first that Arkansas Highway police replaced the Dodge station wagons with. The wagons kept getting hung in the medians......Ken
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If you do send in your photos, please send them to copcar dot com by going to http://www.copcar.com/mail.htm Do not send them to Greg. He just hangs out here. We kinda let him believe he is in charge of the place but then he starts taking it seriously.

Thanks
Dave Arnold
owner, copcar dot com

Hey, thanks a lot, man. I appreciate it.

I don't like any spot ecept the pillar mount type. you can't get good illumination with one on the roof the operator of the vhicle can see you coming. with the pillar type you can blind them. I would like to find a 76 to 78 full size ford to do a clone of one of our old cruisers Sandwich Mass PD

does the missouri highway patrol still have the policy of not having there emergency lights on during traffic stops and at accident scene.and if so,would'nt place the trooper and public at risk.

Mike, why do you consider the remote control spotlight better than the typical pillar, hand-controlled spotlight? My experiences with the electric remote control lights were that they were difficult to get the hang of and they were prone to breakdown. There was nothing more reliable than the old unity hand-controlled spot.